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Decline of Bengal Tiger

Tigers are the biggest in the Felidae family
belonging to the panthera genus along with the
snow leopard, oman leopards, lion and jaguar.
Tigers are known to be the most recognizable and
popular among the world's mega fauna. Among
the 9 species of tiger, three have already gone
extinct.

Bengal Tigers
Bengal tigers are one of the species of
tigers. They are found in Nepal, India, Bhutan
and Bangladesh. Its height is 90-110 cm.The male
tiger”s weight is about 200-260 kg and the fe-
males’ weight is about 100 - 160 kg. There are 355
Bengal tigers in Nepal.They have a carnivorous
diet and hunt mainly deer, wild boars, cattle and
goats.The Bengal tigers have been declining due credit : google images
to poaching, prey depletion, habitat destruction
and illegal trade. As of today's date, there are only to 121 in 2001. Now NTNC will continue to pro-
some 2,670 individuals. Bengal tigers are said to mote tiger conservation through programs aimed
survive in the wild. at improving habitats.

Protected areas for Bengal tiger in Nepal What can I and you do to save Tigers
In Nepal, the five protected areas for tigers As we are not the government, we can’t
are Parsa National Park, Chitwan National Park, talk about any moves we want. So the thing is
Bako National Park, Bardia National Park and that we have to save the Bengal Tiger and other
Suklaphanta National Park, and they harbor tiger tigers to start conserving and protecting their
populations. Besides these protected areas, vari- habitat. Reducing human tiger conflict and
ous national and community forests serve as tiger creating awareness among people helps promote
habitats that enable habitat interconnectivity and tiger-friendly policies. We can keep distance from
allow their dispersal. the tigers, introduce people to eco-friendly laws
and policies, and lastly mind our own businesses
Moves that Government of Nepal has taken to and not interfere with the tigers, and even other
save Tigers animals.
NTNC (Nepal's National Park and Wildfire Act)
works closely with the government and has a - Samarendra Malla
partnered agency in tiger conservation. NTNC
is at the forefront, carrying out tiger and prey Bibliography:
monitoring, managing critical habitats and corri-
dors, providing veterinarian care and mitigation krishijagran.com/featured/the-reasons-for-de-
human - tiger conflicts to secure the future of this crease-in-tiger-population,www.science20.com/
majestic but in peril species. With all these efforts, news_releases/the_disappearing_tigers_of_nepal,-
Nepal is set to become the first country to double google
the tiger population by 2022 from 335 individuals